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Mating Emperor Moths

A pair of emperor moths mating on some heather at Loch Ruthven in Scotland. The differences between the male and female are obvious, the female is larger, while the male is more brightly coloured with larger antennae to enable it to detect the location of female moths.

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Copyright: Richard Winn
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A pair of emperor moths mating on some heather at Loch Ruthven in Scotland. The differences between the male and female are obvious, the female is larger, while the male is more brightly coloured with larger antennae to enable it to detect the location of female moths.